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Nuthatch Vanga (Hyposittacorallirostris)

Taxonomy

French:Hypositte malgacheGerman:KleibervangaSpanish:Vanga trepador

Taxonomy:

Hypherpes corallirostris

A. Newton

, 1863,

Chasmanna, east Madagascar

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Two specimens (originating from SE Madagascar) found in museum drawer in 1996 were described as a new species, “H. perdita”, but recent genetic analysis indicates that both are fledglings of White-throated Oxylabes (Oxylabes madagascariensis)#R. Monotypic.

Scientific classification

Class: Aves

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Vangidae

Subfamily: Vanginae

Genus:Hypositta A. Newton, 1881

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In past, sometimes separated in monotypic Hyposittidae, or placed in Paridae, but morphological and anatomical features, and genetic data#R, indicate that inclusion in present family is more appropriate.